The man was riding with a woman along Highway 101 south of San Jose on July 28 when the pair were pulled over for speeding.
Officials with the Campbell Police Department said the driver was clocked at more than 85 mph when she passed the motorcycle officer.
The couple took several minutes looking for the papers and at one point the man appeared to be reaching under the seat. That’s when the officer pointed his gun at him and held it there until backup arrived.
“I was looking for the paperwork, bro,” exclaimed the man who held his hands up and in plain sight as he protested while looking down the barrel of the weapon just a couple feet away.
“Why are you still pointing the gun at me?” he asks over and over. “My hands are right here,” he said.
The officer tells the man to relax. ‘No I’m not going to relax,” replies the man. “Get the f-----g gun off me.”
“Is that really necessary?’ the woman asks. The officer responds that it is and says he is waiting for backup.
He then tells the man that he did not appreciate him reaching for the floor.